Friday Favorites 07/26

  • Soho London is a foodie goldmine.ย  There are so many cute restaurants there which Iโ€™ve stumbled upon this trip such as Billโ€™s. It had some interesting dรฉcor including various hanging from the ceiling.ย  My favorite was the one about eating:

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Well said!

  • Although the service was quite slow, the food did not disappoint. There were so many yum options but I went with the burger – go big or go home, right ;)? While I wouldnโ€™t consider myself a burger connoisseur by any means, this tasted even better than it looks.ย  Check out this beauty:

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  • All that meat left me craving something at the other extreme i.e. something veggie-filled.ย  The next day I enjoyed a delicious sandwich at home with brown sourdough bread, hummus, rocket, grated carrots & alfalfa sprouts.ย  Eating vegan never tasted so good:

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  • Am I the only one who always carries an iPhone charger in her handbag? I feel like my phoneโ€™s battery life keeps getting worse by the day.ย  Although the MapMyRun app isnโ€™t helping my case at all, Iโ€™ve been hooked on it this past week.ย  Itโ€™s ideal for tracking distance, time, pace and route by using GPS navigation.ย  Aside from the statistics, itโ€™s a great way to find other userss routes in the area on those days where Iโ€™m bored of my go-to paths.ย  As a free app, itโ€™s much more appealing than paying ยฃ200+ on a Garminโ€ฆjust sayinโ€™ ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  • If youโ€™re not yet in the Friday mode, listening to Robin Thicke & Pharrellโ€™s Blurred Lines should do the trick.ย  Iโ€™ve been playing it on repeat all week:

Any battery-saving tips for iPhones?

What song(s) can’t you get enough of this week?

47 thoughts on “Friday Favorites 07/26”

  1. I’m no burger aficionado either but that looks like a darn good one! The extra avocado is particularly enticing ๐Ÿ™‚ I love that quote- eating should be simple and filled with joy ;). Songs I have on all the time right now are “wake me up” and “love me again” can’t get enough of them! It’s weird I know everyone loves blurred lines but I can’t quite get into it- ill give it another shot for you perhaps ๐Ÿ™‚ happy Friday

  2. I looooved Soho in London, although more for the quirky style stores there than the eateries, so I’ll have to go back! In terms of battery saving tips, do NOT download watsapp or snapchat. Especially snapchat. Eats the batteries like crazy!

    And (as embarrassing as it is) I can’t get miley cyrus out of my head- its literally on every radio station multiple times!

    1. Ah whatsapp is non-negotiable…that’s the one app I can’t do without :)! Good thing I’m not a snapchat user!

  3. That burger!! Yumm.
    As for the battery, I have the same, but it helped to really CLOSE all the Apps – means: doubleรผush the button and then all apps appear which aren’t closed. Tip on the – sign and close them. Happy Weekend Lady!!

  4. I just got an iPhone a few months ago and one of my biggest gripes about it is it’s ridiculously short battery life. I hate how I have to charge it everyday! Although it was a lot better after my friend showed me how to close my apps.

    That burger looks like serious perfection right there!

  5. I miss Soho in London!! And I miss my two favorite restaurants there – Sumosan and Il Baretto..Tuna and Truffle rolls <3
    I'm obsessed with Blurred Lines as well – I listened to it while working out yesterday and it got me so jumpy. Also this week I'm listening to the Alesso remix of "If I Lose Myself" by One Republic..amazing!

    1. I don’t love Il Baretto but I’m tempted to deem Sumo as the best Japanese restaurant…ever!! ๐Ÿ™‚

  6. Believe it or not but I’ve been carrying around my [Smartphone not iPhone, though] charger in my handbag these past days, too. My dad can’t believe how dependent on my phone I am but I was seriously scared when it had recently locked itself and I wasn’t able to restart it for a whole day.
    Anyway, I don’t really have advice on how to make the battery last longer as I’ve been told it just was that way with iPhones/Smartphones in general. Boo!
    Songs I’ve been listening to more often again lately are “Another sunny day” (Belle & Sebastian), “Je veux” (by Zaz) and several others. Anything upbeat that feels summery :).

  7. i love that song, i can’t get enough! and that burger does look amazing, as do those fries! (i love fries, if it was socially acceptable i would make a meal of them sometimes ๐Ÿ™‚ ) and i was just thinking that i really need to START carrying a charger in my purse. i’ve had my iphone for about a year and a half and i swear it cant hold a charge for longer than 12 hours.

  8. Oh I love burgers A’s concept! But veggie ones only. Can b a bit limiting and not everyone does a good veggie burger.
    I had the Sam issue with iPhones the trick is to let the battery drain completely before charging the phone. Is your phone always on? Mine is and that affects battery life too. So let it drain completely and leave it turned off overnight. It will hold charge much better.

    And oh my God that song ! I can’t get it out of my.head either. Those animal calls are so raunchy!

  9. Oh, I love that hanging at the restaurant. So true.
    I also love Blurred Lines, mostly for the fact that I think Pharrell and Robin Thicke are super dreamy. So they are my ultimate dual.
    The one thing I can’t stand about the iphone is its short battery life! I always carry my charger around too, because it always seems to be dying.

  10. Loved the food in london… i really liked cafe boheme in soho… i miss london. if you double click on the iphone you can delete the opened applications and that will help save your battery life.
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    have a great weekend.

  11. I’ve never been to Bill’s but you are the second person who has recommended it! It’s on my list for sure.

    My iPhone battery lasts for about 2 seconds. Very frustrating.

    1. Please do definitely check out Bill’s when you’re next here- I’m almost certain you will love it!

  12. My mom says that her iphone battery lasts so much longer if she turns off location services when she’s not using them. I always have mine on (because I never know when I will need them), and I have to charge my iphone every night or it won’t make it through two days!
    I have a free app to track my runs too. A Garmin would be cool, but I just don’t have the money!
    I’m glad you’re liking London’s cuisine! I remember loving the food when I was there (though that was probably at least eight years ago!).

  13. I’m not a fan of Blurred Lines, but that doesn’t mean everyone else isn’t…it’s seriously on the radio 24/7!! Haha…

    I love the Bill’s sign! Whoever wrote it has the most gorgeous handwriting :P!

    1. As much as I love the song, I hope they don’t overplay and kill the song, as was the case with Get Lucky!

  14. Iโ€™m not a fan of Blurred Lines, but that doesnโ€™t mean everyone else isnโ€™tโ€ฆitโ€™s seriously on the radio 24/7!! Hahaโ€ฆ

    I love the Billโ€™s sign! Whoever wrote it has the most gorgeous handwriting !

    1. As much as I love the song, I hope they don’t overplay and kill the song, as was the case with Get Lucky!

  15. Even though I don’t eat meat, I can’t deny the burger looks fantastic…it’s far from plastic….sorry, I totally played that song on the blog too because I can’t get enough of it.

    I’m so behind and you’ve probably got the iPhone all figured out by now, but just in case: power the whole thing down occasionally and reboot a few minutes later. Close out all apps running in the background by double clicking the home button twice when your phone is on. Hold your finger on the app and wait for the little red line to appear. Hit the line and the app will stop running in the background. If you notice a particular app draining the battery, try uninstalling and reinstalling that app.

    1. Thanks for the reminder about closing all my apps- I constantly forget to but made sure I did before boarding my flight…need to conserve my battery as much as possible ๐Ÿ™‚

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